Heroes of the industrial revolution
Thomas Newcomen:
Thomas Newcomen made a great invention which significantly changed the Industrial Revolution. He invented the 1st working Steam Engine for pumping water in 1712 in Devon. Those days flooding in coal and tin mines was a major problem, and Newcomen was soon engaged in trying to improve ways to pump out the water from such mines. Thus, the st working Steam Engine was invented.
Thomas Newcomen made a great invention which significantly changed the Industrial Revolution. He invented the 1st working Steam Engine for pumping water in 1712 in Devon. Those days flooding in coal and tin mines was a major problem, and Newcomen was soon engaged in trying to improve ways to pump out the water from such mines. Thus, the st working Steam Engine was invented.
James Watt:
James Watt made an improvement to the steam engine in 1770 in Birmingham was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. Watt attempted to commercialise his invention, but experienced great financial difficulties until he entered a partnership with Matthew Boulton in 1775. The new firm of Boulton and Watt was eventually highly successful and Watt became a wealthy man.
Important dates
1698 Thomas Savery patent
1712 Thomas Newcomen patent
1736 Watt born
1755 Watt trained in London
1763 Watt discovers problem with Newcomen engine
1765 Watt discovers external condenser
1769 Roebuck and Watt patent the engine
1774 Boulton acquires Roebuck's patent rights. Watt moves to Birmingham
1776 The first Boulton and Watt engine is commercially applied
1781-2 Patents for sun and planet gears, and the double-acting engine
1800 Engine patent runs out. Watt retires at 64, healthy, happy, and famous
1819 James Watt dies, age 83
James Watt made an improvement to the steam engine in 1770 in Birmingham was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the Newcomen steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world. Watt attempted to commercialise his invention, but experienced great financial difficulties until he entered a partnership with Matthew Boulton in 1775. The new firm of Boulton and Watt was eventually highly successful and Watt became a wealthy man.
Important dates
1698 Thomas Savery patent
1712 Thomas Newcomen patent
1736 Watt born
1755 Watt trained in London
1763 Watt discovers problem with Newcomen engine
1765 Watt discovers external condenser
1769 Roebuck and Watt patent the engine
1774 Boulton acquires Roebuck's patent rights. Watt moves to Birmingham
1776 The first Boulton and Watt engine is commercially applied
1781-2 Patents for sun and planet gears, and the double-acting engine
1800 Engine patent runs out. Watt retires at 64, healthy, happy, and famous
1819 James Watt dies, age 83